Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA) — US Dept of Education — OESE funding opportunity
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Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA)

Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA) Grant Type Formula grant Office Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) More Grants from OESE > ALN ... Contact ... [email protected] ... Eligibility...

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Deadline Rolling Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open
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  • Who can apply: Local Educational Agencies (LEAs), State Educational Agencies (SEAs), Institutions of Higher Education.
  • Deadline: Rolling — applications accepted any time.
  • Issued by: US Dept of Education — OESE.
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  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: amount not specified by the source.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Rolling.

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About this opportunity

Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA) Grant Type Formula grant Office Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) More Grants from OESE > ALN ... Contact ... [email protected] ... Eligibility State Educational Agencies (SEAs) Application Deadline Application Status Not Applicable Home Applicant Information State Applications The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) includes in title I, part B of the ESEA a new demonstration authority under which an SEA or consortium of SEAs that meets certain application requirements may evaluate an innovative assessment system, including for use in the statewide accountability system, with the goal of using the innovative assessment system after the demonstration authority ends to meet the academic assessment and statewide accountability system requirements under title I, part A of the ESEA. The IADA will provide State educational agencies (SEAs), including consortia of SEAs, with the authority to establish and operate an innovative assessment system in its public schools. SEAs may apply to receive the IADA on a semi-annual basis. Secretary Cardona's Letter to States Regarding Next Steps for the IADA (November 20, 2023) Webinar: Next Steps on the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority: A Conversation with States (December 1, 2023) Slide Deck for Webinar ( PDF General Requirements for the IADA Final regulations for the IADA Institute of Education Sciences Evaluation Reports of the IADA Evaluating the Federal Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority: Early Implementation and Progress of State Efforts to Develop New Statewide Academic Assessments (April 27, 2023)—link to https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/2023004/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsflash Applying for the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority. Applications are accepted twice each year; after the 1st Friday in May and the 1st Friday in December. In the 2025-2026 school year those application deadlines are: December 5, 2025 (please submit notice of intent to apply by October 21, 2025). May 1, 2026 (please submit notice of intent to apply by March 17, 2026). Please submit notice of intent and any application related questions to [email protected] . In order to appropriately plan for peer review of IADA applications, the Department will ask that States provide a notice of intent to submit an IADA application no later than 45 days prior to the application deadline for that period. The notice of intent will not be binding or required but will allow the Department time to plan for the logistics for the peer review of applications. Application Package for Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority ( IADA Application FY 202 6 ). 2026 State Applications for the IADA Kansas Kansas IADA Application (May 1, 2026) Kansas IADA Abstract (May 1, 2026) Kansas IADA Interim Feedback Letter (June 23, 2026) Kansas IADA Addendum (July 10, 2026) Kansas IADA Approval Letter (July 23, 2026) Kansas IADA Peer Review Notes (July 23, 2026) 2025 State Applications for the IADA Missouri Missouri IADA Abstract (May 2, 2025) Application (May 2, 2025) Application Addendum (July 11, 2025) Peer Review Notes (June 4, 2025) State Interim Feedback Letter (June 16, 2025) Approval Letter (July 31, 2025) 2020 State Applications for the IADA Hawaii Application Application Addendum (April 20, 2020) Peer Review Note State Interim Feedback Letter (April 10, 2020) State Addendum Response Letter (April 28, 2020) Revised Application (June 29, 2020) State Response Letter to Revised Application (August 12, 2020) Indiana Application Peer Review Notes State Interim Feedback Letter (April 10, 2020) Massachusetts Application Application Addendum (April 20, 2020) Peer Review Notes State Interim Feedback Letter (April 10, 2020) Approval Letter (April 22, 2020)

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US Dept of Education — OESE
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Education & Research Science, Tech & Engineering (STEM) Education k-12 oese
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Local Educational State Educational Institutions of Higher Education

Geographic eligibility

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

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